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>> US President Donald Trump back on American soil after a nine day trip to the Middle East and Europe, and immediately deflecting questions about son-in-law Jared Kushner's alleged attempt to set up secret communications with Moscow during Trump's transition to power.>> Mr. President, did Jared try to set up a back-channel to the Russians?

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>> Trump quiet here but unleashing a barrage of Tweets Sunday. Including, it is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the fake news media. Adding, whenever you see the words sources say and they don't mention names, it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up fake news writers.

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Also on Sunday, representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, telling ABC News that Kushner's White House security clearance should be reviewed if in fact he did pursue back channel communications while in a meeting with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Kushner, now under scrutiny by the FBI, with the Trump campaign team's potential ties to Russia being investigated by the Senate, House and the Justice Department led by special counsel, Robert Mueller.

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Separately, Trump tweeting over the weekend, he's said to make a decision in the coming days on whether to stay in the Paris Climate Accord. But privately telling confidants, according to news outlet Axios, including Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, that he does plan to exit the landmark agreement despite facing intense pressure from G7 leaders while abroad to remain in the Accord.